Pastor's Cell Phone: 404-552-5164

Church Phone: 770-938-4546

Church Address:2110 Brockett Road
Tucker, GA 30084

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YOUTH NEWS

Saturday, December 1st, 1:30-5 pm, Christmas cookie baking & candy making. Students will meet at church and caravan to the Donaldson home to prepare for our fundraiser. Students should submit their favorite cookie recipe by 11/25. Parents/grandparents will be needed to assist.

Youth meeting, January 26th. 5 pm-8:30 pm. This is for middle and high school students only.

DONATIONS NEEDED! Members who can donate baked goods, Christmas handicrafts, snacks, or other homemade items are asked to contact Deb Baldwin. Items will be sold at the Youth sponsored Christmas Bake Sale after worship on December 2nd.

Deposits are due in September, registration begins in October 2018. Students must be active in fundraisers to participate in next summer’s event. Information may be found at www.lcmsgathering.com. We are excited to share that Pastor Hiruy Gebremichael will be able to attend this momentous event with our students and chaperones. If you know a teen who will be age eligible to participate next year, let them know they need to get involved in our group immediately.

The LCMS Youth Gathering’s primary focus is for youth participants between the ages of 14 to 19. To register for the 2019 Gathering, youth participants must meet ONE of the two following eligibility requirements:

– Must be 14 years old at the time of the Gathering (July 11-15, 2019)

OR

– Entering his or her ninth grade year at the time of the Gathering.

Thanks!

Ms. Deb Baldwin, Youth Director

Box tops for Education

by Suzie Mailman

If you buy grocery (and other) products that come with 'Box tops for Education' they are valuable! We have several members who are saving them and then sending the coupons to not only Christian organizations but also many of our local schools. These groups gather them, submit them, and then receive money to purchase supplies of many types. If you are interested in finding out which products have these coupons, use this link to find out: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/ participating-products

Please place them into Suzie Mailman's or Carolyn Swanson's mailboxes when you bring them to church.

This year the Hunger Walk will be the weekend AFTER EASTER!

It is a little late this year, but hopefully will make for great weather. Also we have a new location - The Home Depot Backyard.

You can register to walk on this page (or you can donate to our team if you do not wish to walk but want to support us.)

You can also donate by cash or check by placing in my box at church, but keep in mind the check will not clear until after the event. Checks should be made out to Hunger Walk/Run.

Also, if you are walking or running, I have lots of fundraising envelopes, so please let me know if you need one.

Thank you and God Bless!

Julie Donaldson

Education News

By Ruth Wietbrock, Education Director

We continue to collect donations for “Operation Smile” – a medical charity that provides free surgeries for children and young adults in developing countries who are born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other dental and facial conditions - for Sunday School Missions through December 2018. With just $240 we can provide surgery for one child. We have collected over $1000 so far and are excited to help provide new smiles for these children and young adults. Thank you to all who have donated thus far!

Senior Ministry of St. Mark Lutheran Church

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rummage Sale

Mary-Martha Society

We had a successful Rummage Sale People saw our announcement in Tucker Patch and on Craig's List, and some folks from St. Mark and our neighborhood came and shopped.

Mary-Martha would like to thank all of the people who helped set-up, pack-up, clean up and set-up for Sunday after the sale.

We sent the items that were left overs to Kidney Foundation. So many purposes were served by the Rummage Sale. The Mary-Martha Society raised funds for the bulk of their projects for the year. Finally, members of St. Mark had a place to get rid of things they no longer wanted

We made more than $1100 on the sale Thanks for supporting the Mary-Martha Society of the LWML!